Security-Cleared Data Scientist for National Security

maxar; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantor seeks a Mid-Level Data Scientist for an onsite role in Reston, VA. The candidate will automate data workflows, clean large datasets, and provide reliable data for advanced analytics and modeling to support national security objectives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data science or data engineering, strong Python/SQL skills, and experience with Spark, Hadoop, and cloud data services. Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Must have active TS/SCI clearance and be willing to obtain CI polygraph.
• 5+ years of professional data science, analytics, or data engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with R is a plus.
• Experience with data wrangling libraries (pandas, PySpark) and APIs or batch processing tools.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases; knowledge of data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior data scientists to prepare, clean, and process datasets for analysis.
• Automate ETL workflows and streamline data preparation tasks using Python, SQL, and scripting tools.
• Operate in big data ecosystems using Spark, Hadoop, and cloud-native equivalents (AWS Glue, Databricks).
• Assist in development and deployment of data pipelines with data engineering and DevOps teams.
• Build dashboards with Tableau and contribute to LLM/NLP workflows.

Skills

Python

SQL

Pandas

PySpark

Tableau

ETL

Big Data

Cloud (AWS)

Data Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science / CS / engineering

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Databricks

AWS Glue

Job description

Vantor seeks a Mid-Level Data Scientist for an onsite role in Reston, VA. The candidate will automate data workflows, clean large datasets, and provide reliable data for advanced analytics and modeling to support national security objectives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data science or data engineering, strong Python/SQL skills, and experience with Spark, Hadoop, and cloud data services. Clearance is required.